Hi! I have yet to attempt gel toenails... It is on my TO DO list but my concern is: after soaking the feet for so much time, doesn't the water saturation in the toenails cause ultimate lifting?
Melody Montgomery Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from U.S. Cellular -----Original Message----- From: Michelle Cordes <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 09:48:04 To: <[email protected]> Subject: NailTech:: Re: Was paraffin wax, now massage after polish Hey Athena... Just want to say I love reading your posts on here... :) Anyhoo, I stopped doing water manicures in about '99. In fact, since CND just came out with the Almond SpaManicure line, I busted out my beautiful ceramic finger bowls, and they were DUUUUUSSSSSSTTTTTYYYYY... lol. I do a what I call a Classic Manicure for $20... takes me about 30 minutes. I sanitize, file, push back cuticles (LOVE CND cuticle remover!), apply scrub... client wash, then I polish, and do a shorter massage. I have just put the Almond SpaManicure on my menu for $25 since no paraffin... Then my full CND SpaManicure takes just about an hour and is $30. I have the same kind of steps for my pedicures. A Classic Pedicure for $30 includes soak, clip, file, cuticles, scrub (rinse), polish and light massage. Takes about 45 minutes with soak time. My SpaPedicure (minus the mask) is an hour and 15 minutes and I charge $50- soak, clip, file, cuticles, callus removal, scrub (rinse), massage to the knee, paraffin and polish. I have a hot stone pedicure for $50 also- longer massage, no paraffin, buff nails instead of polish. And my big ticket item is a "Foot Makeover" for $70... pink and white acrylic toes and a spa pedicure... takes about an hour and a half. I use a crystal file for most all my services, and generally use OPI polish... just fyi. :) Wow. My business in a nutshell... that was kind of fun!! Happy filing... The other Michelle in WA... (Thought you would like that, Longview Michele...) --- On Fri, 1/9/09, athena elliott <[email protected]> wrote: From: athena elliott <[email protected]> Subject: NailTech:: Re: Was paraffin wax, now massage after polish To: [email protected] Date: Friday, January 9, 2009, 8:16 AM Hi michelle, I love your idea. Even tho I don't have probs w my polish lasting...I just love to switch thangs up. I was wondering a few thangs.... Are you doing water manicures by chance? When I began doing water less in '97 it reduced the chipping by at least 50%. Using a 240 grt and the brand of polish all made huge diff for me. What do you charge for a one hour basic pedicure? What is the least expensive service you offer for the least amount of time? On 1/8/09, Michelle Cordes <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey guys. LOL, I know it seems like it wouldn't work, but I have been doing > it for years! > > I put on my Nailtek, color, and CND Air Dry or Nailtek, french, and Seche > Vite. I let it set for about one minute, then I drop on CND Solar Oil and > smooth it across the nail with a feather light touch. I scoop a dollop of > CND Solar Butter (now it is called Almond Moisturizing Creme or somethin...) > and I begin my massage at the elbow on their right arm and work down to the > knuckles right above their nail. Then I do the same massage on their left > arm to the nails. By the time you do all this (takes about 10-15 minutes if > you're doing it right), you can massage the Solar Oil into their nails, > adding more oil if you need to because their skin has soaked it up. (BTW, I > book an hour for my Spa Manicures and charge $30). > > When I started doing this about 8 years ago, it was kind of an accident... I > had one of those antsy pants clients who got me all flustered. She kinda > made me... well... forget... to massage and paraffin! I did her polish and > then went "Crap!" So, I did her massage and dipped her in the wax... Lo and > behold she didn't nick her polish because it was dry and it stuck like > glue!!! I always had problems with polish not staying on for more than 2 > days or so, so I switched it up! My clients polish now lasts upwards of 2 > weeks, and I have been doing it ever since. Necessity is the mother of > invention... :) I do it slightly different now with the CND SpaManicure > line... I do the paraffin after the scrub and activator. > > In fact, I have a weekly mani client who had to skip because of the weather > recently. She went 3 weeks... came in for her mani with slightly > free-edge-chipped french... after 3 WEEKS! Even I was shocked at that one... > > Well, greetings from the monsoon everyone... Have a good one... > > Michelle Cordes > Bremerton AND Tacoma, Washington (yeah, I finally found another salon!!!) > > --- On Thu, 1/8/09, Lisa Cianciotti <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Lisa Cianciotti <[email protected]> > Subject: NailTech:: Re: Paraffin Wax > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 6:03 AM > > > > > > > > Yes, how do you massage while polish is drying? > > Lisa > > > > > From: shannon <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, January 8, 2009 7:23:30 AM > Subject: NailTech:: Re: Paraffin Wax > > > How in the world do you massage the hands after you have polished? I > massage the fingers and cuticles along with the hand, wrist, and forearm. > > Shannon > > Michelle Cordes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Lisa. I use paraffin on every manicure. I use Creative's line, and I do > the paraffin after the exfoliating scrub and activator... then I have my > clients rinse their hands and scrub their nails- this is when I prep and > polish- then while the polish is drying I do the hand massage. If I am not > using the scrub and activator, I do the paraffin after the massage. Now that > I am reading this back, I am almost confusing myself!!! LOL... > Email me if you want me to just send you my entire procedures... I have > tried lots over the years, and have refined it down to a very specific > process for very specific reasons... > Happy filing, > Michelle Cordes > > --- On Wed, 1/7/09, Lisa Cianciotti <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Lisa Cianciotti <[email protected]> > Subject: NailTech:: Paraffin Wax > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 6:45 PM > > > > > > > > Hi, > This question is for anyone out there who uses paraffin as an add on to > manicures. At what point in the manicure do you do the paraffin? What if > you are doing a scrub also? > I am one of those who didn't get proper schooling and was never taught > anything about a manicure beyond shaping nails, pushing back cuticles, > massage and polish. > > Lisa Cianciotti > > > > > Arnold > Flip Flop Beauty Shop > Coopers Plains, NY > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > -- Sent from my mobile device Athena Elliott ANT,MNT SPAthena Healthy Pedicures- Happy Feet www.MediNailTech.com www.SPAthena.com [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/NailTech?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
